Anne of Cleves

noun

1. 1515–57, fourth wife of Henry VIII of England.

Anne of Cleves

/ kliːvz /

noun

1. Anne of Cleves15151557FGermanPOLITICS: queen consort 1515–57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England: their marriage (1540) was annulled after six months

Example Sentences

Calum Nall is a chef at the Anne of Cleves pub in Melton Mowbray, which is located next door to the church that hosts the pie awards.

From BBC

Sent to portray a potential fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, before Henry ever saw her, Holbein came back with such a lovely painting that Henry had musicians play to celebrate.

From The Guardian

Henry sent him to paint Anne of Cleves, to help the monarch decide whether to make her his fourth wife.

From The Guardian

In 1557, Anne of Cleves, who was briefly the fourth wife of England’s King Henry VIII, died in London at age 41.

From Washington Times

Our sense of doom mounts as, after Jane’s death, Cromwell arranges Henry’s disastrous marriage to Anne of Cleves, thus galvanizing the unfortunate fixer’s enemies to arrange his downfall.

From Washington Post